New in June 2025

Fresh in Trove, ready to explore

Explore items that have recently been digitised and made available in Trove.

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You can also see what’s new and coming soon from the National Library of Australia

Diaries, letters and archives

The following diaries, letters and archives are now available in Trove: 

Papers of Bessie Rischbieth

Letters, reports, minutes, photos and ephemera related to Australian feminist Bessie Rischbieth.

Travel notes and ephemera, 1931 - 1946
 Travel notes and ephemera, Papers and objects of Bessie Rischbieth, 1946, nla.obj-395191456

Papers of Ruby Rich

Letters, manuscripts, records, and speeches related to concert pianist Ruby Rich who was an officeholder in numerous feminist, family planning, peace, international and Jewish organisations.

Ferguson and McLaren local history collections

Access more than 5,000 local history pamphlets, dating as early as the 1840s, from across Australia. Learn more about the McLaren and Ferguson collections.

Page 5 of 'The Bulletin postcard - National Capital series' arguing against the selection of Canberra as the site for the naitonal capital.
Why Dalgety should be the Australian capital, The Bulletin, c.1900, Ferguson local history microform collection, nla.obj-3416635375

Images, Maps and Artefacts

Western Australia Coastal Maps

Explore maps made between the 1970s to 2010s of the Western Australian coastline and associated waterways.

Map of Australia--East Kimberley, Lake Argyle, 53375, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3613163880
Small craft chart of Western Australia, Australia--East Kimberley, Lake Argyle, 53375, 1982, nla.obj-3176873554

Newspapers and gazettes

The following newspapers are now available in Trove. The year range listed is an indication of what's currently available in Trove, and not always the full year range the newspaper was published.

NSW

Front page of the South Coast Register on Thursday, June 1st, 1939
South Coast Register (Berry, NSW), 1939, nla.news-page32559799

 

SA

Front page of the Port Lincoln Times on Thursday 22 June 1989
Port Lincoln Times (SA), 1989, nla.news-page32570211

VIC

Front Page of the Snowy River Mail on 28 Jun 1944
Snowy River Mail (Orbost, VIC.), 1944, nla.news-page32369400

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Newly digitised items are made available in Trove thanks to our hundreds of Trove Partners and the National Library of Australia. Learn more about digitisation for Trove.